Lucknow. NIA arrested one accused person namely Tawheed Ahmad Shah S/o Bashir Ahmad Shah, R/o Akbar Colony, Aribagh, Manchowa, PS Chadoora, District Budgam, J&K in connection with investigation of NIA Case.
The case was registered by ATS UP in PS ATS Gomtinagar against the accused persons who had entered into a conspiracy for recruiting members for AlQaeda affiliate AGH (Ansaar Gajwatul Hind) and for committing terrorist acts in Lucknow. Earlier, NIA had arrested 05 accused persons in the case against whom chargesheet was filed on 05.01.2022.
Investigation revealed that the arrested accused Tawheed was the mastermind of the conspiracy for recruitment and to commit terrorist acts in the name of AGH; including procurement of arms, ammunitions and explosive materials to be used for attacks in UP.